NASA’s received marching orders to develop and build a nuclear reactor on the moon by the mid-2030s. The reason? The United States is now in a renewed space race with Russia and China to build a power source on the moon and claim our stake on the lunar surface.
This is just one of the topics discussed on this week’s episode of Space Beat. Today, host Rob Landers and space team reporter Brooke Edwards talk about: the new NASA directive; the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B and its mission to check GPS signal strength near the moon; an update on Artemis II and plans for the program moving forward; and how the International Space Station will get boost from an upcoming SpaceX Cargo Dragon mission.
Stories included on today’s episode:
X-37B mission: What to know about secret Space Force space plane launch this week
NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade
Upcoming SpaceX launches in Florida: Mysterious space plane and NASA resupply mission
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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: NASA moon reactor directive, X-37B mission and Cargo Dragon launch | Space Beat
Reporting by Rob Landers, Florida Today / Florida Today
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